Told by Elsie Duff, Chisasibi Translated and transcribed by Brian Webb In the past, I considered ghost stories unbelievable. I had no concern for them since I had no belief in them whatsoever. Recently, I began considering those stories about […]

ᐁᓪᓰ ᑕᕝ ᐋ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᑦ, ᒋᓵᓰᐲ ᐱᕌᔨᓐ ᐌᑉ ᐋ ᒌ ᐃᑣᔥᑎᒫᑎᐦᒃ ᑭᔮ ᑭᔮ ᐋ ᒌ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐊᐦᒃ ᐙᔥᑭᒡ ᐙᔥ ᐊᓂᑖ, ᑖᐹ ᓈᔥᑏᒡ ᓂᐅᐦᒋ ᑖᑆᐦᑖᓐ ᐊᓂᑖ ᒀ ᐋ ᒧᔑᐦᐋᑭᓂᐎᑦ ᐊᐙᓐ, ᐋ ᐊᔨᓈᓂᐎᒡ᙮ ᑖᐹ ᓈᔥᒡ ᓂᐅᐦᒋ ᐃᔮᓐ᙮ ᓂᒥ ᓂᐅᐦᒋ ᐃᔮᐱᑖᔨᐦᑖᓈᒋᒑ ᐊᓐ ᐙᐦᒋ ᐋᑳ […]

Told by Joseph Guanish, Kawawachikamach Translated and transcribed by Brian Webb When you were young, who told you the stories and legends? Our grandmother, of course, the one who raised me. She was the one who brought me up. My […]

ᒍᓯᕝ ᑯᐙᓂᔥ ᐋ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᑦ, ᑳᐙᐙᒋᑲᒫᒡ ᐱᕌᔨᓐ ᐌᑉ ᐋ ᒌ ᐃᑣᔥᑎᒫᑎᐦᒃ ᑭᔮ ᑭᔮ ᐋ ᒌ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐊᐦᒃ ᑳ ᒌ ᐅᔅᒋᓃᒌᐅᔨᓐ, ᐊᐙᓐ ᑳ ᒌ ᐹᐦᑑᑦ ᒫᓐᐦ ᐋ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᑦ ᑭᔮ ᒫᒃ ᐋ ᐋᑎᔫᐦᒑᑦ?   ᒍᐦᑯᒥᓂᐤ ᑮᑆ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮ ᑳ ᐱᒥᓂᑦ᙮ ᐊᐃ ᑮᑆ, ᑖᐹ ᓂᐅᐦᒋ […]

ᒍᓯᕝ ᑯᐙᓂᔥ ᐋ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᑦ, ᑳᐙᐙᒋᑲᒫᒡ ᐱᕌᔨᓐ ᐌᑉ ᐋ ᒌ ᐃᑣᔥᑎᒫᑎᐦᒃ ᑭᔮ ᑭᔮ ᐋ ᒌ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐊᐦᒃ ᑳ ᒌ ᐅᔅᒋᓃᒌᐅᔨᓐ, ᐊᐙᓐ ᑳ ᒌ ᐹᐦᑑᑦ ᒫᓐᐦ ᐋ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᑦ ᑭᔮ ᒫᒃ ᐋ ᐋᑎᔫᐦᒑᑦ? ᒍᐦᑯᒥᓂᐤ ᑮᑆ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮ ᑳ ᐱᒥᓂᑦ᙮ ᐊᐃ ᑮᑆ, ᑖᐹ ᓂᐅᐦᒋ ᑭᓄᐙᔨᒥᑯᒡ […]

Told by Eliza Webb Translated and transcribed by Brian Webb I was there when a white man arrived at our camp. This was at Ahchigunigip (Seal River). It was during the fall goose hunt. For those who’ve seen Ahchigunigip, the […]

ᐃᓛᐃᓵ ᐌᑉ ᐋ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᑦ ᐱᕌᔨᓐ ᐌᑉ ᐋ ᒌ ᐃᑣᔥᑎᒫᑎᐦᒃ ᑭᔮ ᐋ ᒌ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐊᐦ ᐋᐃ ᒦᓐ ᓂᑭ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᐤ, ᓂᒌ ᐃᐦᑖᓐ ᑮᑆ ᐊᓐ, ᐊᓐ ᑮᑆ ᐋ ᒌ ᐅᐦᑎᔒᒥᐦᑦ ᐙᒥᔥᑎᑯᔒᐤ᙮ ᐊᓂᑦ ᐋᐦᒋᑯᓂᑭᐦᐱᐦᒡ, ᐋᑯᑦ ᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᔮᐱᒡ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑖᔮᐦᒡ ᐋᐦᒋᑯᓂᑭᐦᐱᐦᒡ ᐋ ᑎᒀᒋᐦᒡ᙮ ᒫᒀᒡ ᐋ […]

ᐁᓪᓰ ᑕᕝ ᐋ ᒌ ᐋᑎᔫᐦᒑᑦ, ᒋᓵᓰᐲ ᐱᕌᔨᓐ ᐌᑉ ᐋ ᒌ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐊᐦᒃ ᑭᔮ ᐋ ᒌ ᐃᑣᔥᑎᒫᑎᐦᒃ ᑎᐦᒀᐹᑭᔑᐤ ᐆ᙮ ᑖᐹ ᓈᓂᑑ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐃᔮᓂᐎᔨᒑ ᐆ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᓂᒌ ᐹᐦᑎᐙᐤ ᐅᔮ ᐊᐙᓐ ᐋ ᐋᑎᔫᐦᒑᑦ᙮ ᑎᐦᒀᐹᑭᔑᐤ ᐆ᙮ ᒫᐅᑖ ᑳ ᐃᑖᑎᔫᐦᒑᑦ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᒀ ᒋᐦᑳᐹᔥ, ᓈᔥᒡ ᐙᔥ ᐋ […]

Told by Elsie Duff, Chisasibi Transcribed and translated by Brian Webb This is quite a short legend. It seems this legend is not told very often, but I’ve heard someone tell this legend. This is short and this is how […]

ᐃᓛᐃᓵ ᑆᐱᔥ ᐌᑉ ᐋ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᑦ, ᒋᓵᓰᐲ ᐱᕌᔨᓐ ᐌᑉ ᐋ ᒌ ᐃᑣᔥᑎᒫᑎᐦᒃ ᑭᔮ ᐋ ᒌ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐊᐦᒃ ᐋᐃ ᒀ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐐᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᔮᓐ ᐊᓂᔮ ᑮᑆ ᓅᐦᑖᐐ ᒨᔥ ᐋ ᒌ ᐐᒑᐅᒄ, ᐋ ᒌ ᐐᒋᐦᐄᒃ ᐋ ᓂᑑᐦᐅᑦ᙮ ᐋᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐃᐦᑖᔨᒡᐦ, ᐋᔥᒄ ᐋᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ […]